Hen&#39;s nest



B. e. FAUS T. HENS NEST.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21.19l9- Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

BENJAMIN G. rAUs'r, or U ITY, OREGON.

HENS NEST.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN G. FAUsT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Unity, in the county of Baker and State of Oregon, haveinvented certain new and usefullmprovements in Hens Nests, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement 7 in hens nests and there areseveral objects,

one of which is to provide a thoroughly sanitary nest. Another is toprovide a nest, in which the straw or material of which it is made maybe easily and quickly removed and renewed. Still another object is topro-' vide a nest which will prevent the eggs from belng soiled. Anotherobject 1s to provide a nest which will prevent hens, dogs and otheranimals from eating the eggs.

Another object is to prevent the eggs from being spoiled my settinghens, and still another object is to prevent the eggs from being brokenby overcrowding of the nest.

With these several objects in view, this nest comprises 'two reticulatedmembers,

adapted to fit one within theother, and having an interposed body offibrous material, such as straw, hay, eXcelsior, hair or the like;

My invention also consists in two main in-, terfitting reticulatedmembers, having a hole at the center through which the egg is adapted todrop and between which two members a fibrous material is adapted to; be

clamped when they are together, a means adapted to catch and receive theegg.

This invention further consists in two interfitting reticulated membershaving a hole in the center, in combination with a box'which receivesthe same, and a drawer removably connected with the box located at thebottom thereof to receive the egg, and by means of whi;h it is easilyremoved.

' In the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1, is a View in perspective of one otthe reticulated members ofthe nest.

Fig. 2, is a view showing the two reticulated members nested together,withthe fibrous material therebetween". Fig. 3, is a perspective lookingdown upon the nest and the box of the completed nest with the drawerpartly removed.

Fig. 1, is a vertical section through the completed nest.

The nest comprises in the main two baskets, 1 and 2. V

These are or" similar constructlon except that one is of slightly lessdiameter than Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 21, 1919.

Patented Feb. 3,1920.

Serial No. 312,324.. I v y the other at the top. These baskets are ofreticulated formation and woven of any suitable material such as iron,hoop iron, reeds, sea grass or other like material in the general shapeof a wash pan, preferably about 12' inches in diameter at the top andsay 5 inches in depth with a hole 3, in the center of the bottom about 2inches in diameter.

Excelsior, hay, grass or similar material 4, is placed in the largerbasket 1, about onehalf inch in thickness but so that it will not coverthe hole formed in the bottom. Then the other basket 2, is placed overthe fibrous material and the two are clamped together by means of thehooks 5. A decoy nest egg 6, may be fastened in place so that it willlie near the bottom of the nest. The decoy egg is preferably made orglass blown with an eyelet 12, in one end whereby a string or chain maybe inserted to fasten it to the nest. 'lVhen thus constructed the basketportion of the nest is inserted in a square box 6, just large enough toreceive it and preferably about a foot in depth. This has a cut-awayportion 7, at the lower portion of one side to receive a drawer 8,adapted to slide in and out on the cleats 9, and this drawer has a pad10, at the center of corrugated paste board or othersoft material uponwhich the egg is caught when it drops out of the hole through the centerof the basket after which the drawer is pulled out and the egg isremoved.

In this way the egg .is kept clean and carefully'preserved from hens,dogs or other anin'ials, as well as setting hens and breaking of the eggis avoided by overcrowding of the nest as it always finds its Way downthrough the hole in the bottom of the nest into the drawer below.

reticulated baskets interfitted and clamped together with fibrousmaterial therebetween, said baskets'having registering holes in thebottom.

8. A hens nest comprising two similarly formed nestable baskets, adaptedto receive and clamp a fibrous material therebetween, and means forfasteningsaid baskets together. q r

4:. A hens nest comprising two correspondingly formed reticulatedbaskets, one adapted to fit.

mg a hole in the center, and be secured in the other and a fibrousmaterial clamped therebetween.

5. The combination With a box having a removable bottom, of a nest madeof two' correspondingly shaped reticulated baskets with a fibrousmaterial clamped membetween, said baskets adapted to be held Within thebox and having anopening at the bottom through which theegg drops intothe removable bottom. a. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

7 BENJAMIN G. F AUST.

